Missing yacht: ‘Debris found’ in search for Cheeki Rafiki crew

Small pieces of debris have reportedly been spotted in the Atlantic Ocean near where the Cheeki Rafiki yacht went missing.

They were seen by the captain of a charter yacht taking part in the search for four British crew members who have not been seen or heard from since May 16.

Patrick Michel, skipper of the Malisi, one of the volunteer crews helping with the search, told BBC Surrey: ‘We are currently just in the north part of the search area, our third night out here, and we did see during this night a few little [pieces of] debris.

‘I have reported [the debris] to the US Coast Guard with the times and positions, so there is a little bit of light at the end of the tunnel.’